I took her to the vet a while back for a bump on her bottom. It looked as though an egg was lodged but she was still laying. He said she's just fat lol they're bred for their breasts and liver so high protein food makes their bottom fatty. But he said she didn't have an egg lodged and her...
She hasn't laid in about 5 months. There's not really anywhere for her to hide them because the pen I clean once a week, and although at one time I just scooped the old bedding out and put new in, I've been checking for eggs the last 3 months. And we've cleaned it once a week since we've had...
I have no suggestion with what kind of friend to get him, but I do agree you need to get something. Ducks are very social and like companions.
I can, however, shed some light on how to introduce to your flock. If you get ducklings, be sure they aren't left together unsupervised until they are...
I know you are scared, it's stressful. I didn't want you to think I was forcing you to do anything. I'll leave that up to @Cherib603 . I've researched the food I feed mine pretty intensively and am satisfied with it and how healthy it keeps my ducks, so I haven't researched food in a while. It...
I understand that, I'm worried my neighbors will complain too. My ducks squawk when they see me too. It goes back to that alert response I said earlier. I'm not saying they aren't squawking for you, I'm saying they squawk for many different reasons. And I'm not saying don't go to them when they...
They are probably scared still. Ducks are very finicky when it comes to tragic events. How long has it been since the attack? And have you fixed the way the dogs got in? They may just feel unsafe or uneasy still.
Now as for food... what are you hand feeding them? There are many different...
Hello, I'm new to this site so forgive me if this has been answered in previous threads. I searched and saw people asked the same question, but never got answered.
My wife and I have two Pekin/Muscovy hybrid (decided by local farm store, we rescued them). They are around 2 1/2 years old. The...